Valve guide means



Oct. 21, 1952 J. TREFIL. 2,614,792

VALVE GUIDE MEANS Filed Aug. 22, 194e 2 i In I Z OC- 2l, 195.2 J. TREFIL VALVE GUIDE MEANS Filed Aug. 22, 194e 2 l )Mullin/"IME,

Immun Ljme if gy" W @'iyy@ Patented Oct. 21, 1952 i d f Application Aug'ustZZ, 1946,YVS'eiifatlllo.y d

' A romans. (C1. asi-55W ""This y invention relates to valve guide means and more particularly iti pertains toga 'construction in which agate `valve disc or clsure'member is'fullyguided for substantially'the entire travel ofthe valve in the opening and closing opera- QOIIS'Q I f f While it is truel that normally gate valves are notlused' for throttling purposes; thereA 'are isome emergency instance`s`.'for example in:` which the use ofY a valve" for suchfservi'c'e 'mayu be desirable. In'A suchv casesfthere must be a 4suil'icient guide surface' provided to` stand the high transverse loads` occasioned bythe gtlovv 'ofi uids at relativelyhigh velocities against and past theclosure member." while in such throttle'r position fas. well asdurngthecourse ofoperation. For example on washwater lines, valves are Ausedina throttle position and a spouting velocity andthe ordinary valves will not .function fproperly ld a fully guided" valve disc construction is Vdesirable 'if proper performance is-to be assured and the presentround bottom vfalvesfare` not suitable for such `severe service. Heretofore there have been valve constructions available in which there` has been `additional guide "surface 'for the closure member; but these constructions .have been.` ob` jectionable because they have located the 'addi--` tional guide surface in the streamflow' of the valve. and thereby caused pressure.' dropwhich isfobviously objectionable insuch installations; Therefore it is one of the more important' objectsof this invention to provide a valve" con-i struction inwhich such provision forthe additionalfgude surface for the closuremember is obtained without encroachment into theilow line of` the valve and therebyavoidingobjectionable pressure drop. `1

Another important object is to provide a con-- struction which is relatively economical' tofinstall'as well as convenient to replace orfto repair whenoccasion demands. d a

A further'importantobjectis to providea con-l struction in which the usual valve' body ring seating.` surface Vis a easily supplemented by `anV extension to` thereby reduce the unit load area of the closure member against the body seat` ring when subiectedto high velocity flow for example on installed ina. vertical line. y

n Another important` object isto provideuafconf struction in whichthe contact surfaces. ofthe guides aswell as those of the` body seat ringare in thesarne` plane so that; uniformand` full, guiding for the; closurelmember isthereby provided.

Another important object is to provide an .lL- shaped channel guide sharing the thrust load of area normally placed 4upon the'bodyseat?` the dist"l with the body` seat the` entire course of travel of theldisc'orfclosure memberV thereby eliminating also: the'highly concentrated loadon the seat ring duringlthethrottling or in' termediat'e position of the"valve(`` a f A further object vis to' providea'fcentfer shaped guide having" several surfaces to* rec the transversek load on theouterjportioir or ,d closure member 'tothereby supplement-the thrust g. during the course of openingandclsingf the" valve. Y' i A further` object is to prc'wide` a construction of the character' hereinafter describedViiifgreater tion as Well as toa double-diso`valvei" L Other and equally important f objects willbe@ come apparent upon proceeding withA the speeiil# cation read in light of theacoznpanyingdrawings'inwhich i Fig. 1 isa fragmentary vertial; sectional i as? sembly View of a' gate valveembodying xnyinf-fy vention; i y Fig. 2 is a fragmentarysectionalview i taken on menne 27a-*210i Fig.' 1 Fig. 3 isa fragmentary'- sectionaliview taken-on the une .al-.3 of Fig. a p Fig; et` i`s` a fragmentary "sectional/view ola modified* form of a'double disc gate-[valve em.; ployingmyinventiom f 1 Fig. 5 `is a. fragmentary"sectionalView: taken on rheuma-sof Figi4i" y ,y Fig. "6 is a fragmentary sectional`` view"y taken on the line/B--E of Iii`g.4.- i' a 't Similar reference characters' are used through: out the.' several views to`- indicate similar partsor elements. l 1 l 'Y Referring nowv to Figyl;v a gatevalve'bodyf I is shown in` fragmentary" transverse sectivzi-nv and eliminates the conventional connectingv endslfoif attachment to pipe lines by eitlieifl angesi screwed connections,- welding;` brazin'gfor thelike. At the upper portion' vof`thevalve-body4 'as-Jatll a conventional body extension is provided fof receiving' theusual bonnet flange (not shoe/nh the' bonnet supporting the valve "actuating mech-'- anism` for the journaling" of the valver sterniajs shown fragmentarily" as at 3"'and` which` 'isfat` i tached to the valve closure" member` 4 byimeans of the threads 5. 'I'hefbod'y orcasing Iiy provided with a conventional shouldered typev of body seatV ring 6 threadedlyor' otherwise'- shoul-fdered as indicated Vat `1 and which may beintegral therewith... The innermostllface'off theshduldered portion 8 forms the surface sealing con# is made accurately of the same thickness as the shouldered portion or annular projection 8 of the body ring. In angular relation to the extension I2 is the other angular portion I3 of the guide which thus serves as a means for attachingthe guide or extension to the body by means of the screws I4. The length of the channel strip portion'comprising the guide member I insofar as its exten-r` sion into the bonnet portion 2 of the valve is concerned depends on the lift of the valve itself, that is'to makethe guide I0 long enough to allow substantial guidance of the closure member duringthe entire .travel of the closure'member in opening and closing fthe valve. The` closure member 4 aside from the guide I0, is relatively loosely guided insofar as'transverse movement is concernedl when in the open position by means of the guide ribs I5 "fitted within the grooved portion ,'I6. In lthe closing movement of the valve, positioning the" closure member against the surface 9 of the seat'ring 6 is effected by means ofthe oppositely disposed wings I1 having on each an inclined surfaceJv for slidable movement upon similarly inclined surface' I9 of the casing I. The wings I'8I may be substantially wider than shown dependingupon the length of guide desired. i l v Thus it will be apparent as more clearly shown in Fig. 2 that the contact face II on the closure member is notonly. supported against the surface Softhe body seat ring but is supplemented by the additional supporting surface provided at 20 bythe `angular guide I0. It has been clearly demonstrated that in such'. conditions where throttling service forv example is necessary or where the load transversely occasioned by the high velocityflow areA common, it is desirable to supplement lthe body ring seat contact surface with the closure member by additional means tending thereby-to reduce theunit load area against the closure member. As shown in Figs. 2 and 3 the hardened facing 2 I may be employed to aid in bearing more successfully the transverse loads againsttheguide land thus save the-seat faces 9 and II from excessive wear.

Thus far the description of one application of my invention has been; conned toasingle disc typeof valveQdHowever, the invention is alsoapplicableto a valve employing two discs, that is onebearing `against the upstream andalso against the downstream sidel of Ithe valve. This constructionis shown more clearlyin the fragmentary sectionalviewrof. Fig. 4 in which a conventional valve body isemployed, generally designated I which in its .longitudinal 'section is similar to that shownon page 120 of Crane Co.s Catalog No.f41, .andis known to the'trade as a fdouble disc gate valveff' Themanner in which .the pair of discs22 are held 'togetheror tiedvn with the stem is similarto'that shown in the construction referredtolin" the catalog. Itis deemed to be' unnecessary. to give a more detailed description and Showin'g'of the actuating mechanism, since the .latter jis 'conventional in this type of valve design. A principal reason for showing the double disc valve construction in Figs. 4 to 6 inclusive is to merely demonstrate that a U-shaped guide insofar as transverse sections are concerned may be conveniently employed.

Referring now in detail to the double disc gate valve construction shown in Figs. 4 to 6 inclusive previously referred to, a conventional gate valve body is shown which is generally designated I, with the usual bonnet connection 2, and having the wedges 23 therebetween bearing against the tapered surfaces 24. The wedges are supported from the lower portion by means of the hooks 25 which are more clearly shown in Fig. 5.v Thus it will be apparent that as the discs 22 are moved downwardlyv within the valve body I, they tend to spread upon contact with the wedge member 23. to move upon the inclined surfaces thereof 24 to thereby provide a tight valve. ,The actuating mechanism for the discs is conventional in that it comprises a disc nut` 2,6 within which the threaded stem 21 is. movable to allow for the' disc to move upwardly or downwardly to open' or close the valve respectively depending upon the rotation of the stem. Thus far this'descrip-V tion deals with a Valve structure which is conven-` tional. However, directing attention now toFg.

' 6, a guide 28 angular in cross-section is tted snugly between the surfaces 29 and is held against axial movement by means ofA thescrews 3l;v It may be of U-cross sectionv or with two L-channel sections. As shown more clearly -in Fig. 5, the angular guides 28 preferably extend for substantially the full length ofthe travel of the disc,

that is from the closed to the fully open position, In order to allow for the proper' fittingof the angular guide member 28 the body' of the valve.

may be recessed as'n'dicatedat 32 and 33 to allow for a supported bearing of each disc guide against the transverse loads created by line pressureljj It may be desirable under certain conditions to provide the guide contact strips 36 on the wings` tionable effects 'of, corrosion upon the sliding members.

The thickness'of the facing' 36 of course s'hould be equal toand .no greater than the thickness ofthe 'seat ring38 contacting with the seat ring 379. Otherwise it would 'tend to cause vthe'valve seat ring 38 'to assume the entire load without benefit of the desirable support obtained by the supplemental facing 36 bearing against the sur-v face 34 ofjthe guide member 28. Thus the member 36 serves as an additional supporting means for the discs in helping to retain the latter and to support them against the relatively large pressure loads placed upon themv during the course of service, depending upon the extent of pressure and the direction of flow as well as `the position of the pipe line itself. 1 i i y In both types of valve constructionsitf will be noted that separate seat facings `have been indicated. It is `of course obviousthat the latter facing 36 may bemade integral'with the valve disc or closure -member in veach case without changing in any respect the substance of this invention. The ribbing on the rearside 'of the discv 22 and whichis designated 26| is of'such-configuration as to accommodate the necessary connections such as that previously referred to in the catalog between the closure member and the stem. O-f course the detailed manner of pro- Viding such construction insofar as the disc and stem connection is concerned may vary substantially depending upon the size and the type of valve as well as the service for which it is suitable. It should of course therefore be apparent that the hereinabove described invention is capable of being applied in numerous forms and therefore it is the desire to be limited only by the scope of the appended claims.

I claim:

1. Valve guiding means within a casing, the combination including a closure member therefor, an annular shouldered seating member for the said closure member transversely mounted Within the said casing, an angular or L-form of elongated strip guide means substantially vertically mounted within corner portions of a chamber in the said casing in planes substantially transverse to the direction of flow through the said casing, the shouldered portion on the said first-named seating member providing for the seating engagement by the said closure member, the said angular strip guide means including an unyielding extension inwardly turned of substantially the same thickness and positioned in the same plane as the shouldered portion of the said iirst-named seating member, the unyielding inturned extension of the guide means being supported by said corner portions of the said casing l in an abutting contact therewith for substantially the full length of the strip, the contact surface of the said closure member with the said first-named seating member in the closed position of the valve being supplemented by its contact at an outer peripheral portion with the said unyielding inturned extension portion of the angular guide means having the same thickness as the shouldered portion of the said annular seating member.

2. A guide in a valve housing, `the combina-` strip form angular guide means of L-shape posi-` tioned vertically in oppositely disposed relation within corner portions of the housing and in abutting relation thereto adjacent to the said seating means, the guide means including an unyielding extension portion supported directly by the housing substantially in the same plane and having the same thickness as the shouldered portion of the said seating means, closure member seating means provided by the said housing and including transverse inclined surfaces cooperating with the said closure member for positively holding the said closure member in contact with the said seating means and also with the unyielding housing supported portion of the said angular guide means during the closed position of the valve, the said transverse inclined surfaces projecting from spaced-apart opposite sides of the housing in vertical planes substantially deflned by the diameter of the shouldered portion of the said seating means.

3. Valve guiding means of the class described, the combination including a housing with a valve chamber and a reciprocably movable closure member therewithin with a plain seating surface, the housing having an annular seating por tion for the said closure member, the guide means including an angular form of `elongated strip means mounted in abutting relation in oppositely disposed corner portions on side walls of the chamber within the said housing for guiding said closure member on its outer periphery in a plane complementary to the closure seating surface, annular surface means on the said seating portion of the said housing for engagement by the said closure member, the said strip means having a transverse unyielding inturned extension of substantially the same thickness as the seating portion of the said housing and extending in substantially the same plane, the contact surface of the said closure member with the said seating portion of the housing be ing supplemented by contact of the closure meme ber with the transverse unyielding extension of the said strip member, the said housing supporting said strip means on its outer surfaces adjoining the housing for substantially the length of the strip means.

4. Guide means within a casing having a chamber for receiving a reciprocably movable: closure member, the combination including said closure member, the casing having an annular seating member `with a shouldered portion for providing an abutting contact with the said closure member, the said closure member having side extension portions, the guide means including an angular form of elongated strip mounted within corner limits of the chamber within the said casing, a portion of the elongated strip being engageable by the side extension 'portions of the closure member` simultaneous with the engagement by the said closure member of the casing shouldered portion, the said angular form strip having an integral extension of substantially the same thickness as the shoulderedportion of the said iirst-named seating member for sliding engagement by the said extension portions of the closure member, the latter contact surface of the angular guide extension being in substantially the same plane as the closure member contact surface of the projecting portion of the annular seating member, the angular guide strip being supported by the said casing for substantially its full length in oppositely disposed intersecting planes.

JAMES TREFlL.

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